[ewb45acp]

I've been itching to take an 1860 army reproduction out to the range lately (recieved as a gift nearly 20 years ago) But I have been unable to locate FFFG localy.
What little I know about BP loading tells me I should be fine using FFG. YES? NO?

Thanks for any replies.

[RyanM]

Velocities may be a bit lower than with FFFG, but you should be fine.

[Beartracker]

Ryan is right. The velocity will be a little lower but it wont hurt a thing. Many of the cowboy's on here and other sites use it in there revolvers.

[mec]

In the Walker thread above, there are several loads- at least one with like charges of 3f and 2f. I looked up my Dragoon loads and found a load with Pyrodex RS (rifle-2f equiv). As I recall, the pyrodex performed about the same as Goex 2f. Somewhat reduced velocities but good shot to shot velocity consistency:

Load Velocity Spread (5)
.454 Ball 45 Grains FFFG 881 fps 19
.457 Ball 50 Grains Goex FFFG 890 37
.454 Ball 50 Grains Swiss FFFG 1217 51
.457 Ball 40 Gr./Vol. Pyrodex P 1030 56
.454 Ball 45 Gr./Vol. Pyrodex P 1157 55
.454 Ball 45 Gr./Vol. Pyrodex RS 869 85
200 Grain Lee Conical Bullet
35 Grains Goex FFFG 967 26
35 Gr./Vol.H777 1101 66
35 Gr./Vol. Pyrodex P 1066 57
40 Gr./Vol. Swiss FFFG 1043 33

[Old Fuff]

Back during the 19th century, FFFG was considered to be a pistol powder, and recommended for use in "smaller bore" handguns. But at the time "big bore" could be 50 caliber or even larger.

Current revolver reproductions are made from better materials then that used in the originals, and all I've seen were proof fired. A charge of powder is limited by the cylinder's length, and I don't believe one can be dangerously overloaded with any currently available black powder, regardless of the grade.

[ewb45acp]

I was pretty sure I'de be OK, but having not "done that" yet I wanted to check.